Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 1014 - 76: Accelerating Cultivation [Two in One] _2

Chapter 1014: Chapter 76: Accelerating Cultivation [Two in One] _2

Of course, he had another safety measure in place. His mentor would start the timer soon, and every once in a while, would come to check on Chu Liang’s condition.

Empress Feng was now a renowned figure with a fearsome reputation in the Immortal Cultivation World. Her ascension to the Eighth Realm was said to be so powerful that it could silence crying children at night.

Even if it was out of fear for her, the two of them didn’t dare harbor any ill intentions towards Chu Liang.

After all the arrangements were made, Chu Liang entered the Void Realm of Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams and, with the aid of the Eastern Sea Time Wheel, began to sit in meditation.

The river of time around him surged and accelerated fiercely, blurring his figure within it.

His Divine Sense immersed itself into the White Pagoda first thing.

Several puppets were quietly spinning around in this place, with clouds of smoke and lightning intermingling. Chu Liang chuckled and said, "I have good news for everyone. I’ve spent a great deal of money to improve our work efficiency. Now, a year’s work for you can count for many years! If everyone works harder, I will be able to push the Dao of Creation to the Seventh Realm Peak."

With his effort alone, cultivation was ultimately too slow, but with the Big Head Babies working together, it was as if the significance of time acceleration increased several fold.

By that time, he could also consider the position of Creator Lord. However, without additional insights into the Daoist Rite, advancement seemed difficult. Only by seeking the legendary Great Dao Furnace could he attempt this.

As for the Daoist Rite required to reach the Seventh Realm Peak, Chu Liang planned to obtain it from the White Pagoda.

He promptly sat cross-legged there, feeling the White Pagoda with his Divine Sense and began to cultivate with a focused mind.

"Well I’ll be..." No sooner had he closed his eyes than he started talking to himself, "When I cultivate on my own, it feels quite unfamiliar."

...

On this day, a guest arrived at the newly constructed Silver Sword Peak of Mount Shu.

He wore a purple gold robe, was tall and large-framed, with a slightly aged face and salt-and-pepper hair. Stopping outside the abode of Empress Feng, he paused and peered inside without entering.

"Yo," came a cheeky greeting from within, "isn’t that the Royal Guardian? How come you’ve changed so much after just a few days?"

Empress Feng stepped out to greet him, standing on the threshold. Compared to the last time they met at the Temple of Divine Fire, Mingde seemed to have aged quite a bit.

However, a decrease in cultivation would naturally lead to some changes.

"Heh," Mingde chuckled upon seeing her unchanged rambunctious demeanor, "you’ve become the Ash Burn Daoist Master, and yet you’re still the same?"

"I advanced on my own, why should I change?" Empress Feng’s expression was somewhat strange, "Now that I’m the Ash Burn Daoist Master, shouldn’t it be your attitude towards me that changes?"

Mingde blinked, feeling that what she said made some sense.

"Come in and have a seat," Empress Feng tossed her head and carelessly sat back down on the bed.

Mingde walked in and observed her cluttered hall, filled with empty wine bottles, art books, and assorted mess. Unsure where to sit amidst the chaos, he could only sigh in resignation.

"I’ve come to talk to you about this matter," he paused, then continued, "Now that you’ve become the Ash Burn Daoist Master, it’s time for you to take over my position."

"What do you mean?" Empress Feng asked lazily, raising an eyebrow, "You mean... from now on, I should be the ’dad’?"

"Cough," Mingde choked on her words and started coughing repeatedly, quickly responding, "That’s not necessary, right... There’s no succession in that... What I mean, is the Guardian of the Imperial Family."

Empress Feng laughed and said, "There was a guardian for the Imperial Family before too, and look what you’ve guarded? If it were not for my disciple this time, I heard the entire Yu Capital City would have been lost, let alone those Imperial Family members. I am actually looking forward to them all dying off. Then I could just become the Emperor myself, why would I guard them?"

"Even if they all die, it might not be your turn, there’s still the Prison King..." Mingde muttered under his breath.

"Why should he compare with me?" Empress Feng said disdainfully.

Mingde silently cursed to himself, "One barely human-shaped, the other slightly sentient, indeed, they’re close equals."

Then he thought again, with both of the Xia Family’s two Eighth Realm great powers being such rebellious characters, the future did seem bleak. Mingde couldn’t help but look up to the heavens and sigh, what on earth had he been guarding?

How had the illustrious Imperial Family fallen so far?

Yet, it was also fortunate that Empress Feng was there; the Dao of Ash Burn had not fallen into other hands after his death. In the instant before he died, Mingde realized that his only concern was for this daughter of his.

After coming back to life, although his cultivation had dropped below Heaven’s Gate, he had also shed his responsibilities. The nearly hundred years of life he had lived in atonement felt like they were from a different lifetime.

"I know you don’t want to go back," he said leisurely, "So I also want to ask, if you’re not going to the Imperial City... may I stay at Silver Sword Peak for a while?"

He gave a wry smile, looking at Empress Feng and said, "You know, I died once before. Just before dying, it was your face that was before my eyes... If there’s anything in my life that I feel guilty about, I suppose it’s..."

"Of course there’s no problem." Empress Feng agreed without waiting for him to finish his sentimental words, then stroked her chin and asked, "But as a Guardian for so many years, you must have saved quite a bit of money, right..."

In Mingde’s tender gaze, the reflection of Empress Feng’s ruthless face seemed to have a line of bold characters written on it.

Old thing, it’s time to cough up the Spirit Stone Coins.

...

"In the end, you’re just too old and useless."

Venerable Wanfa stood smilingly before the Underworld King Sect Master and the Great Master of Mars, still with that compassionate look on his face.

"I almost died from the impact with the Golden Crow. Luckily, I have a strong fate and managed to escape by chance."

Though he said so, Lin Poyun was convinced that the old man definitely had some trick up his sleeve. It was impossible for him to escape that level of explosion; they both had witnessed it themselves. The fact that he could appear unharmed was surely due to some contingency.

The Heavenly Master wasn’t as curious as he was; it seemed that he had expected Venerable Wanfa’s resurrection. Even though he didn’t know how his old master had done it, he also knew that it was unlikely for him to have fallen so easily.

"Master truly has a vast fortune and great fate. Now, not only have you escaped death, but Evil Ksitigarbha has successfully eradicated the Demon God Origin," said the Heavenly Master with a smile. "The era of great contention has begun; it is just the right time for Master to achieve true enlightenment."

"Heh," Venerable Wanfa shook his head, "It’s still too early to say."

"Now that the Limiters have come out, the Western Sea Divine Phoenix, South Sea Crow Nest, Mount Shu Bai Ze, Ancestor Tian Xing..." Lin Poyun began his analysis. "The Divine Phoenix is isolated and weak, poses no threat; the Crow Nest conceals itself in the Southern Sea, unlikely to make an impact; Bai Ze has Shu Mountain’s support and is indeed a strong opponent, but she has yet to regain her state and has already missed a step. Your only enemy is Ancestor Tian Xing, who has been accumulating spiritual power these past few days, and he will likely make a big move."

Now that his Underworld King Sect could not be restored in a short time, he could only hope to bind himself to the great ship that was Venerable Wanfa through their previous collaborations.

If one day Venerable Wanfa truly became godly, he too could ascend alongside him. It seemed that the Great Master of Mars thought the same; regardless of who was the chicken or the dog, the path they walked was the same.

Listening to Lin Poyun’s analysis, Venerable Wanfa laughed and shook his head again.

"Not so," he said lightly. "The real tough opponents are not among the Limiters but within the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Bai Ze has Shu Mountain’s support, Ancestor Tian Xing has vast connections; you’re not wrong there, they really are tough to deal with. However, the tough part is not them, but the forces behind them."

"The Divine Phoenix and Crow Nest are too hasty; wanting to prove themselves as gods under the watchful eyes of the Human Clan is pure folly. But after waiting for thousands of years until now, the opportunity has finally arrived; their impatience is understandable, and I believe they too have their own contingencies. But in the end, they will be defeated by the Human Clan."

"And as for me, the only chance to prove myself lies in the gaps of their struggle, to plan first, then move."

Looking at his shining eyes, Lin Poyun knew that Old Deng had a belly full of schemes and had surely planned ahead, so he directly asked, "What’s your plan next?"

Venerable Wanfa looked to the south, slowly uttering four words, "Divide and conquer."